cabinet

/ˈkæbɪnət/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

橱柜；陈列柜；内阁

释义与例句

n. 橱柜；陈列柜
a piece of furniture with doors, drawers or shelves, used for storing or displaying things
  1. The spare cups are in the kitchen cabinet.
    备用杯子在厨房橱柜里。
  2. She keeps her passports in a locked cabinet.
    她把护照放在带锁的柜子里。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. A glass cabinet displays the school's trophies.
    一个玻璃陈列柜里展示着学校的奖杯。
n. 内阁
the group of senior ministers who lead a government and make major policy decisions
  1. The cabinet will discuss the new budget tomorrow.
    内阁明天将讨论新预算。
  2. The prime minister formed a cabinet shortly after the election.
    首相在选举后不久组建了内阁。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Several cabinet members opposed the proposal.
    几名内阁成员反对这项提议。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 记两个场景：厨房里 cabinet 是“橱柜”，政府新闻中 cabinet 是“内阁”；filing cabinet 是“文件柜”。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • cupboard 橱柜；碗柜
    cupboard 主要指存放餐具、食物或杂物的橱柜；cabinet 还可指带锁文件柜、玻璃陈列柜以及政府“内阁”，使用范围更广。
    Put the clean plates back in the cupboard. 把干净的盘子放回碗柜里。
常见搭配
  • kitchen cabinet 厨房橱柜
    We installed a kitchen cabinet above the sink. 我们在水槽上方安装了一个厨房橱柜。
  • filing cabinet 文件柜
    The contracts are stored in the filing cabinet by the window. 合同存放在窗边的文件柜里。
  • cabinet meeting 内阁会议
    The president called an emergency cabinet meeting. 总统召开了紧急内阁会议。